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After the passing of longtime Congressman Raul Grijalva, Arizona’s District 7 is wide open—and nearly 30 candidates want the job. In this episode, we take a closer look at the crowded field, the key dates for the upcoming special elections, and why a small corner of Cochise County could play a big role in deciding who wins. Support the show: https://www.myheraldreview.com/site/forms/subscription_services/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
After the passing of longtime Congressman Raul Grijalva, Arizona’s District 7 is wide open—and nearly 30 candidates want the job. In this episode, we take a closer look at the crowded field, the key dates for the upcoming special elections, and why a small corner of Cochise County could play a big role in deciding who wins. Support the show: https://www.myheraldreview.com/site/forms/subscription_services/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mano a Mano: U.S. & Puerto Rico, Journey Toward A More Perfect Union
In this episode, George and Martín discuss the celebration of Florida's Puerto Rico Day at the Capitol, emphasizing bipartisan support for Puerto Rican issues within the Florida House of Representatives. They also talk about their advocacy efforts in Washington D.C. to advance Puerto Rico's statehood status at the recent Puerto Rico Equality and Statehood Summit.The conversation highlights the contrasting views within Puerto Rican political figures on the island's status issue, notably focusing on the actions of resident commissioner Pablo José Hernandez. In addition, the episode touches on rumors about the Trump administration considering an executive order to impose independence on Puerto Rico and debunks misinformation around it. The discussion also honors the memories of Raul Grijalva, former chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Lincoln Diaz-Balart, former U.S. Representative, recognizing their contributions to Puerto Rican statehood and equality. Join us to understand the political dynamics and ongoing efforts to resolve Puerto Rico's status.00:00 Introduction and Opening Remarks02:42 Celebrating Puerto Rican Advocacy07:06 Bipartisan Support in Florida09:40 Controversies and Challenges14:35 Rumors and Misinformation22:21 Honoring Champions of Equality30:24 Conclusion and Call to Action Watch episodes of Mano a Mano on YouTube @PuertoRico51st.Interested in learning more about the statehood movement? Visit our Website: https://www.pr51st.comSign-up for Email Updates: http://www.pr51st.com/take-action/sign-up/Follow us on: Facebook - @PR51stTwitter - @PuertoRico51stInstagram - @PR51st Produced by Caandor Labs.
Tears, and laughter, as Tucson says farewell to Raul Grijalva; Arizona's senators call for heads to roll after a security breach; a refugee program is in suspense as its funding is tied up in court; and more...
Chris and Sean are back to discuss the latest immigration developments as a district judge inserts himself into the foreign policy prerogatives of the Trump presidency deporting hundreds of murderous international gangs. Meanwhile, the death of Congressman Raul Grijalva begs the question as to who will succeed him and how it will affect his political machine which dominates Southern Arizona politics. With a potentially disastrous tax increase going down in flames, who will lead the leftist vision for Southern Arizona? Or, is the tide turning with the Tucson Business community finally coming together and standing up? At the same time, Chris and Sean remember cordial and thoughtful engagements with the former congressman, which was appreciated regardless of their divergent views of the world. Lastly, our good health and sobriety are highlighted as we recognize how important it is to stay active and stay clean and only by the grace of God, we go... Follow Light Beer Dark Money on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LightBeerDarkMoney/ Follow Light Beer Dark Money on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightbeerdarkmoney/ Follow Light Beer Dark Money on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LBDMshow Follow Light Beer Dark Money on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/light-beer-dark-money/ Link to the Light Beer Dark Money Blog: https://lightbeerdarkmoney.com/hypocrisy-and-the-aoc-oh-sandy/
It didn't take long for candidates to jump into the race for Raul Grijalva's congressional seat; The Pascua Yaqui remember a murdered teenager; a borderlands restoration project is frozen by the Trump Administration; and more...
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Join Jim and Greg for the Friday 3 Martini Lunch as they break down deep divisions among Democrats over the spending bill, the Virginia GOP's steep challenges in this year's elections, and the House Democrats losing two members in just over a week.First, Republicans finally get a chance to watch Democrats openly feud over whether to pass a spending bill to prevent a partial government shutdown. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer now reluctantly supports the bill, sparking an intense backlash from progressives. Jim also explains how Democrats are struggling to accept their minority status in Congress.Next, they wince at the prospects for Virginia Republicans in this year's elections. They usually don't go well for the party that holds the White House. Virginia is also home to the second most federal employees in the nation, and the DOGE cuts are likely to be unpopular in the DC suburbs. Republicans do have an excellent candidate in Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears, but will the headwinds against her be too strong?Finally, they discuss the passing of Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, marking the second House Democrat to die in under two weeks. They note the oddity of Grijalva's X account continuing to post after his death and also examine how these vacancies will impact the House until special elections are held to fill those vacancies.Please visit our great sponsors:Oracle will cut your cloud bill in half—new US customers only, offer ends March 31st! Check eligibility: https://oracle.com/MARTINIThis spring, get up to 50% off select plants plus an extra 15% off your first purchase at Fast Growing Trees with code MARTIN at https://fastgrowingtrees.com/Martini
Happy Friday! Today's guests:6:00 Reflections of Raul Grijalva 7:00 Gabe Blacktop Grill for Food Friday 7:30 Melissa Bell - Founder of GRIT Marketing, Ft. Worth TX 8:00 Shaun McClusky Rincon Ventures 8:30 State Senator Vince Leach (LD 17-AZ)
Ralph welcomes Deepa Padmanabha, senior legal advisor to Greenpeace USA, to discuss that organization's looming trial against Energy Transfer Partners (builder of the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock) that threatens the constitutionally protected First Amendment right of citizens and citizen groups to protest. Plus, Josh Paul, former State Department employee, who resigned in protest over the Biden Administration's policy of sending weapons to support Israel's genocide in Gaza, returns to tell us about an organization he co-founded called “A New Policy,” which as the name suggests envisions an American policy toward the Middle East more in line with the “foundational principles of liberty, equality, democracy, and human rights; advancing American interests abroad; and protecting American freedoms at home.”Deepa Padmanabha is Senior Legal Advisor at Greenpeace USA, where she works closely with environmental activists seeking to exercise their First Amendment rights to promote systemic change. In September 2022, she testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Greenpeace USA's experience with legal attacks from extractive industries and the importance of federal anti-SLAPP legislation. And her work has focused on defending Greenpeace entities in the US against two SLAPP lawsuits attempting to silence the organization's advocacy work.This was not a Greenpeace campaign—and that was very intentional. And so our very limited involvement was solidarity with the Indigenous tribes, the Indigenous water protectors that were carrying this fight…Personally, I don't think that Energy Transfer likes the optics of going after Indigenous people. I think that it's much easier to go after the “Big Greens”, the “agitators”, things like that—and they probably would be dealing with a much more difficult PR campaign if they went after members of tribes.Deepa PadmanabhaBack in 2016 and 2017, when the original civil RICO cases were filed against the Greenpeace entities (all of these fights started out as RICO), many groups across issue areas were deeply concerned that this would be the new tactic used to go to attack labor, to attack human rights, to attack every kind of organization imaginable. And so what we did at that time (Greenpeace USA was a part of it as well as other groups) is we've created a coalition called Protect the Protest. Protect the Protest is a coalition of organizations to provide support for individuals who are threatened with SLAPPs, who receive cease-and-desist letters, who might want help either finding a lawyer or communication support. Because we know that the individuals bringing these lawsuits want the fights to happen in silence. So a big part of the work that needs to be done—and that we do—is to bring attention to them.Deepa PadmanabhaPast SLAPP lawsuits by corporations intended to wear down the citizen groups, cost them all kinds of legal fees. There have been SLAPP lawsuits for citizen groups just having a news conference or citizen groups being part of a town meeting. Or in the case of Oprah Winfrey, who was sued by at Texas meat company because she had a critic of the meat industry on her show that reached millions of people. That case was settled. So, this is the furthest extension of suppression of free speech by these artificial entities called corporations.Ralph NaderJosh Paul is co-founder (with Tariq Habash) of A New Policy, which seeks to transform U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. He resigned from the State Department in October 2023 due to his disagreement with the Biden Administration's decision to rush lethal military assistance to Israel in the context of its war on Gaza. He had previously spent over 11 years working as a Director in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, which is responsible for U.S. defense diplomacy, security assistance, and arms transfers. He previously worked on security sector reform in both Iraq and the West Bank, with additional roles in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Army Staff, and as a Military Legislative Assistant for a Member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee.I think that the time for quitting in protest over Gaza, unfortunately, in many ways, is greatly behind us. I think there will be a significant number of State Department officials who will be leaving in the coming days, weeks, and months. And this is a result of a push from the Trump administration to gut America's diplomatic corps, much as they did at the start of the previous Trump administration, but even more so this time around. What I'm hearing from former colleagues in the State Department is a sense of immense despair as they see freezes being placed on U.S. foreign assistance programs—including programs that do an immense amount of good around the world—and just a concern about the overall and impending collapse of American diplomacy.Josh PaulWe have to acknowledge the precedent set by President Biden. Not only in his unconditional support for Israel and its attacks on Gaza, its violations of international humanitarian law, but also in President Biden and Secretary Blinken's willingness to set aside U.S. laws when it came to, in particular, security assistance and arms transfers in order to continue that support. That is a precedent that I think all Americans should be concerned about regardless of their thoughts on the conflict itself.Josh PaulI would say that what we face in America is a problem set that runs much deeper than any change in administration, than any political party. There is an entrenched dynamic within American politics—an entrenched set of both political and economic incentives across our electoral system—that are maintaining U.S. unconditional support for Israel, regardless of what the American people might want.Josh PaulNews 1/31/251. Our top stories this week have to do with the betrayal of the so-called “Make America Healthy Again” or “MAHA” movement. First up, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health of Human Services – found himself in the hot seat Wednesday as his confirmation hearings began. Kennedy, who is facing opposition both from Democrats who regard his anti-vaccine rhetoric as dangerous and Republicans who view him as too liberal, struggled to answer basic questions during these hearings. Perhaps most distressingly, he shilled for the disastrous Medicare privatization scheme known as “Medicare Advantage,” at one point saying that he himself is on a Medicare Advantage plan and that “more people would rather be on Medicare Advantage.” Kennedy went on to say most Americans would prefer to be on private insurance. As Matt Stoller of the American Economic Liberties Project writes, this is “basically Cato [Institute] style libertarianism.”2. Meanwhile, the Trump Administration is signaling they intend to scrap a proposed EPA rule to ban “forever chemicals” from Americans' drinking water, per the Spokesman-Review out of Spokane, Washington. Per this piece, “perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, abbreviated PFAS, are a set of man-made chemicals used in thousands of products over the decades. High levels of them have…been linked to cancers, heart disease, high cholesterol, thyroid disease, low birth weight and other diseases.” Shelving PFAS regulation was high on the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 wish list, though the Trump team had previously sent mixed messages on the topic. Trump's pick to oversee regulation of dangerous chemicals is Nancy Beck, a longtime executive at the American Chemistry Council.3. As if those betrayals weren't enough, Trump has also selected Ms. Kailee Buller as the Chief of Staff for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For the past year, Buller has served as president & CEO of the National Oilseed Processors Association. More simply put, she is the top seed oil lobbyist in the nation. This is perhaps the most illustrative example of the MAHA bait and switch. Not only is the Trump administration spitting in the face of their own supporters and doing the opposite of what they promised in terms of cracking down on ultra-processed, unhealthy food – they are doing so in an openly and brazenly corrupt manner. Under Trump, regulatory agencies are on the auction block and will be sold to the highest bidder.4. In more health news, legendary investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has come out with a new story – and it's a doozy. According to Hersh's sources, the Trump administration mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic long before the public knew anything about the virus. He writes “I learned this week that a US intelligence asset at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, where the Covid virus was first observed…provided early warning of a laboratory accident at Wuhan that led to a series of infections that was quickly spreading and initially seemed immune to treatment.” Hersh continues “early studies dealing with how to mitigate the oncoming plague, based on information from the Chinese health ministry about the lethal new virus, were completed late in 2019 by experts from America's National Institutes of Health and other research agencies.” Yet, “Despite their warnings, a series of preventative actions were not taken until the United States was flooded with cases of the virus.” Most damningly, Hersh's sources claim that “All of these studies…have been expunged from the official internal records in Washington, including any mention of the CIA's source inside the Chinese laboratory.” If true, this would be among the most catastrophic cases of indecision – and most sweeping coverup – in modern American history. Watch this space.5. Meanwhile, in more foreign affairs news, Progressive International reports that “For the first time in history,” Members of the United States Congress have joined with Members of Mexico's Cámara de Diputados to “oppose the escalating threats of U.S. military action against Mexico” and call to “strengthen the bonds of solidarity between our peoples.” This move of course comes amid ever-rising tensions between the United States and our southern neighbor, particularly as the GOP has in recent years taken up the idea of a full-blown invasion of Mexico. This letter was signed by many prominent U.S. progressives, including Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Summer Lee, AOC, Greg Casar and Raul Grijalva, as well as 23 Mexican deputies. One can only hope that this show of internationalism helps forestall further escalation with Mexico.6. Turning to the issue of corruption, former New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in a bribery scheme that included him acting as an unregistered agent of the Egyptian government, per the DOJ. Until 2024, Menendez had served as the Chairman or Ranking Member of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee – an ideal perch for a crooked politician. During sentencing, Menendez broke down and weepily begged the judge for leniency. Yet, almost immediately after the sentence was handed down, Menendez changed his tune and started sucking up to Trump in a transparent attempt to secure a pardon. Axios reports Menendez said “President Trump was right…This process is political, and it's corrupted to the core. I hope President Trump cleans up the cesspool and restores the integrity to the system.” Unfortunately, Trump's fragile ego makes him particularly susceptible to just this sort of appeal, so it would be no surprise if he does grant some form of clemency to the disgraced Senator.7. Likewise, New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears to feel the walls closing in with regard to his corrupt dealings with his Turkish benefactors. And just like Menendez, Adams' strategy appears to be to ingratiate himself with Trump world. On January 23rd, the New York Daily News reported that Adams had pledged to avoid publicly criticizing Trump. Adams has previously called Trump a “white supremacist.” Adams' simpering seems to having the intended effect. On January 29th, the New York Times reported “Senior Justice Department officials under President Trump have held discussions with federal prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of dropping their corruption case,” against Adams. This story notes that “The defense team is led by Alex Spiro, who is also the personal lawyer for Elon Musk.”8. Our final three stories this week have to do with organized labor. First, Bloomberg labor reporter Josh Eidelson reports Trump has ousted National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. This alone is a tragedy; Abruzzo has been nothing short of a crusader on behalf of organized labor during her tenure. Yet, more troubling news quickly followed: Trump has unlawfully sacked Gwynne Wilcox a Democratic member of the labor board with no just cause. As Eidelson notes, the law forbids “firing board members absent neglect or malfeasance.” Wilcox was the first ever Black member of the NLRB and her unlawful removal gives Trump a working majority at the board. Expect to see a rapid slew of anti-worker decisions in the coming days.9. In some good news, independent journalist Ken Klippenstein reports that union collective bargaining agreements have successfully “thwart[ed]…Trump's return to work order.” Instead, the administration has been forced to issue a new order, stating “Supervisors should not begin discussions around the return to in-person work with bargaining unit employees until HHS fulfills its collective bargaining obligations.” In other words, even while every supposed legal guardrail, institutional norm, and political force of gravity wilts before Trump's onslaught, what is the one bulwark that still stands strong, protecting everyday working people? Their union.10. Our final story is a simple one. Jacobin labor journalist Alex Press reports that in Philadelphia, the first Whole Foods grocery store has voted to unionize. The nearly-300 workers at the store voted to affiliate with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1176. Whole Foods was sold to Amazon in 2017 and since then the e-tail giant has vigorously staved off unionization. Could this be the first crack in the dam? Only time will tell.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Ralph welcomes retired diplomat Ambassador Chas Freeman to discuss the United States' disregard for international law, the incoming Trump administration's approach to foreign policy, and the decline of the American Empire (among other topics).Ambassador Chas Freeman is a retired career diplomat who has negotiated on behalf of the United States with over 100 foreign governments in East and South Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and both Western and Eastern Europe. Ambassador Freeman was previously a Senior Fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense, U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, acting Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, and Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d'Affaires in the American embassies at both Bangkok and Beijing. He was Director for Chinese Affairs at the U.S. Department of State from 1979-1981. He was the principal American interpreter during the late President Nixon's historic visit to China in 1972. In addition to Chinese, Ambassador Freeman speaks French and Spanish at the professional level and can converse in Arabic and several other languages.He concluded his thirty years in public service as Assistant Secretary of Defense, responsible for managing defense relations with all regions of the world except the countries of the former Soviet Union. Ambassador Freeman is the author of several well-received books on statecraft and diplomacy, including The Diplomat's Dictionary, America's Misadventures in the Middle East, and America's Continuing Misadventures in the Middle East.I think it's fair to say that our country led the drive for international law, a world order that was based on rules established by consensus and legitimized at the United Nations. But we have also led the drive away from the rule of law, both internationally and domestically. And I think the connection is contempt for procedural justice or due process.Chas FreemanThat whole area of international law—which was a stabilizing force in the world—has gone [when Trump removed us from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Agreement in Europe.] And the UN Charter is disrespected—not just the US Constitution is—in its fundamentals. We invade the sovereignty of other countries with no serious regard for the legal prohibitions against that. And in fact, those legal prohibitions—which once were something that smaller countries could rely upon when they confronted the great powers—are no longer effective. Therefore, we see at the local level, the regional level, a proliferation of weapons designed to counter and defend against attack by greater powers. So the whole world is in effect arming itself. This is very good for arms manufacturers, but it's very bad for the prospects for our species.Chas FreemanThere are no realistic threats against the United States—except those that we are provoking. Our view seems to be that the best way to deal with the hornet's nest—I'm speaking of West Asia, the Middle East here—is to go and poke the hornets in their nest.Chas FreemanThe real risk now…is Israel has so much power in the US that it could create incidents which would flip the United States into a blazing barrage of empire expansion— and suppression in the United States domestically. And they have an incoming president who is ripe for that kind of manipulation to begin with.Ralph NaderIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantisNews 12/11/241. On December 4th, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was assassinated in broad daylight in Midtown Manhattan. Clues indicated that the killing was political; most notably, the words “delay,” “deny” and “depose” were each written on one of the three bullets fired at the scene. As AP notes, “The messages mirror the phrase ‘delay, deny, defend,' which is commonly used by lawyers and critics about insurers that delay payments, deny claims and defend their actions.” Following nearly two full days of nescience, authorities turned up a suspect – Luigi Mangione, the Ivy League-educated scion of an established Baltimore family who had shown signs of increasingly erratic behavior in recent months, perhaps related to ever-worsening back pain. When Mangione was apprehended in an Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonald's, he was found with “a three-page handwritten document that indicated ‘motivation and mindset,'” the BBC reports, however authorities have not released this manifesto. Perhaps unsurprisingly, ABC 7 New York reports that Mangione's actions have unleashed a torrent of “‘volcanic' anger,” toward health insurance agencies, which many regard as capricious and cruel. It remains to be seen how this public sentiment will factor into what is sure to be a highly-publicized criminal trial.2. The reverberations of Mangione's actions are already being felt. Back in November, the American Society of Anesthesiologists issued a statement decrying Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield's unilateral declaration that it would refuse to “pay for anesthesia care if [a] surgery or procedure goes beyond an arbitrary time limit, regardless of how long the surgical procedure takes.” The ASA called on Anthem to reverse that proposal, but their pleas were ignored. That is until December 5th – just one day after the UnitedHealthcare shooting – when the company abruptly reversed themselves and even scrubbed the announcement of the policy from their website. Of course, Anthem insists that the outcry was based on “misinformation” and denies any correlation between the assassination and their decision, per NBC, but the timing frankly makes that difficult to believe.3. Another New York City killing also made the news last week: the trial of Daniel Penny, a former U.S. Marine on trial for strangling Jordan Neely to death in a New York subway car. Neely was an African-American street artist who had been experiencing homelessness. CNN reports Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide, already a lesser charge than the original second-degree manslaughter allegation, which Judge Maxwell Wiley dismissed Friday after jurors “twice told the court they could not come to a verdict on the count.” Neely's father, Andre Zachary, is quoted saying “I miss my son. My son didn't have to go through this. I didn't have to go through this either…What's going to happen to us now? I've had enough of this. The system is rigged.”4. Turning to the Middle East, the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has fallen. Assad, with help from Russia, has clung to power since the country descended into civil war in 2011, beating back all manner of rival forces ranging from U.S.-backed rebels to left-wing Kurdish militias to ISIS. The faction that finally did wrest power from Assad is called Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham or HTS, which splintered from Al-Qaeda but is now engaging in a so-called “charm offensive” per France24, and promoting itself as a tolerant faction that will not subjugate women or oppress ethnic and religious minorities such as Syrian Christians, Druze, and Kurds. In a statement, the group told the Kurds of Aleppo “You have the right to live freely … Diversity is a strength of which we are proud…We denounce the actions of the Islamic State group against the Kurds, including the enslavement of women … We are with the Kurds to build the Syria of tomorrow.” ABC reports the U.S. will “recognize and support a new Syrian government that renounces terrorism, destroys chemical weapons stocks and protects the rights of minorities and women.” So far HTS seems to fit the bill. And if this all wasn't enough, the Syrian situation is further complicated by Israel using this moment to expand its foothold in the country. CNN reports Israel has “launched airstrikes at military targets across Syria and deployed ground troops both into and beyond a demilitarized buffer zone for the first time in 50 years,” setting the stage for a possible new front in Netanyahu's ongoing regional war.5. In Palestine, the Intercept reports five Palestinians in the West Bank, along with the councils of the three villages they hail from have filed “a formal regulatory complaint in Germany accusing the media giant Axel Springer of contributing to human rights abuses in Palestine.” Specifically, the complaint concerns Yad2, a classified ads platform and subsidiary of Axel Springer that has been compared to Craigslist, which the plaintiffs allege enables illegal settlements. According to the complaint filed by Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Centre, Yad2's facilitation of settler activity violates Germany's Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, which “requires German companies to identify and mitigate human rights risks within their global supply chains, including in subsidiaries which they control.”6. In more Israel/Palestine news, the student body at Yale has “overwhelmingly,” passed three pro-Palestine referenda, including two demanding that the university “disclose and divest from its holdings in military weapons manufacturers, ‘including those arming Israel,'” per Yale Daily News. These measures passed with around 80% of the vote. Han Pimental-Hayes, an organizer with the pro-Palestine Sumud Coalition, is quoted saying “University leaders have long tried to paint pro-Palestine and pro-divestment students as a fringe minority. The results of this referendum demonstrate that in reality, the movement for a free Palestine and a more ethical endowment is overwhelmingly popular.” Yale Friends of Israel however expressed that they are “certain” Yale will not change its investment policy regarding Israel's weapons of war.7. Looking to Africa, Semafor reports that the incoming Trump White House appears set to recognize the breakaway state of Somaliland, spurred on by right-wing elements who wish to use the unrecognized country as a base for anti-China intelligence operations. This piece highlights that this move would rattle the governments of East Africa and draw the ire of the African Union, but Trump's China hawks see it as a critical element of countering Chinese influence in the region and particularly in Djibouti where the People's Liberation Army has set up one of its handful of foreign military bases. Even if Trump does not recognize Somaliland however, and instead hews to the traditional American “One Somalia” policy, Republicans are calling for Trump to take an approach akin to Taiwan – treating it as independent without formal recognition.8. Turning to domestic politics, POLITICO reports Democrats are staging a “mutiny” against the old guard who have monopolized power in the House. This report focuses on Rep. Jerry Nadler, 77, who will vacate his position as the top Democrat on Judiciary to clear the way for Jamie Raskin, Rep. Raul Grijalva, 76, who announced he would step down as the top Dem on the Natural Resources Committee, and David Scott of Georgia, 79, who is looking down the barrel at multiple challenges for his spot on the Agriculture Committee. Since this piece was published, another major challenge has emerged – NBC reports AOC is gunning for the top Democratic spot on the Oversight Committee. The POLITICO piece emphasizes Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' approach of letting the challenges “speak for themselves,” as an indication that he will not fight this wave of challenges.9. Washington Post labor reporter Lauren Kaori Gurley reports the Teamsters are demanding Amazon agree to bargaining dates by December 15. In a statement, Teamsters President Sean O'Brien writes “The Teamsters are done asking nicely for Amazon to stop breaking the law. Amazon must commit to come to the table and bargain a Teamsters contract with its workers — or face the consequences of its inaction.” This gambit by the Teamsters comes just as the winter holiday gift deliveries are getting into full swing, maximizing the union's leverage. Moreover, the Teamster's Faustian bargain with the Trump administration may yield results for them, as the normally business friendly Republicans may be inclined to put the screws to Amazon on behalf of this particular union. Whatever the circumstances, the Amazon Teamsters deserve a contract and it is heartening that O'Brien is fighting for his members.10. In decidedly worse Trump news, the president-elect has announced former Missouri Republican Congressman Billy Long as his pick to lead the IRS. A story by the Lever sounds the alarm on how he might use the “non-profit killer” bill to pursue political vendettas against tax-exempt organizations he dislikes. This piece exposes Long's role in trying to pressure the IRS to launch a probe into, of all things, the Humane Society following their support of a Missouri ballot measure strengthening dog breeder regulations. Put another way, if Long was ready to use the long-arm of the IRS to crack down on an organization whose sole political goal is the protection of animals, what might he do to organizations devoted to civil rights or social justice?This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
In this episode of "Sara Gonzales Unfiltered," Sara delves into President Joe Biden's recent 22-minute interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC News, raising significant concerns about Biden's capability to lead. Clips from the interview reveal Biden's struggles during the debate and spark discussions on whether he might drop out of the race. Sara explores the growing calls from Democrats for President Joe Biden to step down from the 2024 race. Key Democrats like Senator Mark Warner are organizing discussions about Biden's future, while Representatives Lloyd Doggett, Raul Grijalva, Seth Moulton, Mike Quigley, and Angie Craig have called for him to end his campaign, driven by concerns about democracy and the political landscape. Despite the criticism, Biden remains steadfast, believing he is the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump. The conversation touches on the financial implications for the Biden-Harris campaign and the dilemma faced by Democratic donors hesitant to support Vice President Kamala Harris as a potential replacement. Sara is joined today by BlazeTV contributor Matthew Marsden and Chad Prather, host of "The Chad Prather Show." Today's Sponsors: Cardio Miracle Discover the secret weapon from Cardio Miracle at http://www.cardiomiracle.com/unfiltered and use code SARA. Relief Factor Visit https://relieffactor.com or call 1-800-4-relief. Patriot Mobile Just go to https://www.patriotmobile.com/sara or call 972-PATRIOT to get FREE activation with offer code SARA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A second house Democrat reportedly called for Biden to step aside. Arizona congressman Raul Grijalva. Now Biden is scrambling for party support, with personal outreach to leaders on capitol hill, and a meeting with democratic governors at the white house late this evening, including governor John Carney of Delaware.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Arizona U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva wants President Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.
Gov. Katie Hobbs has released new cost estimates for Arizona's school voucher program, as part of an effort to get lawmakers to limit the program's growth. The Wood for Life project is helping Arizona forests while also providing fuel for Native American communities in several other western states. A bill introduced this week by Congressman Raul Grijalva and other lawmakers would strengthen federal protections for workers exposed to extreme heat. Plus the latest science, metro Phoenix and business news.
NCC 28/06/2023 El gobierno municipal de San Juan arrastra la deuda de la mala compra de la parcela Ramallo por $55m bajo Jorge Santini y ahora Miguel Romero quiere que la pague el pueblo. Justicia dice que tenía la prueba contra “Bubu” pero no encuentran al testigo. La cabildera por la estadidad, Zoraida Buxó parece decir que Elizabeth Torres se lo buscó pero no dice que no radica informes a Etica. Raul Grijalva dice que las comunidades le han dicho lo que denunció MVC en una carta que se llevó en su maletín, en Puerto Rico hay corrupción en los permisos de construcción y desarrollo sobre todo en la costa. ¡Sintoniza y Comparte! #periodismoindependiente #periodismodigital #noticias #puertorico #zoraidaboxo #raulgrijalva #jessikacorrea
NCC 28/06/2023 El gobierno municipal de San Juan arrastra la deuda de la mala compra de la parcela Ramallo por $55m bajo Jorge Santini y ahora Miguel Romero quiere que la pague el pueblo. Justicia dice que tenía la prueba contra “Bubu” pero no encuentran al testigo. La cabildera por la estadidad, Zoraida Buxó parece decir que Elizabeth Torres se lo buscó pero no dice que no radica informes a Etica. Raul Grijalva dice que las comunidades le han dicho lo que denunció MVC en una carta que se llevó en su maletín, en Puerto Rico hay corrupción en los permisos de construcción y desarrollo sobre todo en la costa. ¡Sintoniza y Comparte! #periodismoindependiente #periodismodigital #noticias #puertorico #zoraidaboxo #raulgrijalva #jessikacorrea
House Committee on Natural Resources Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Legislative Hearing on H.R. 630, H.R. 1240, H.R. 1722, H.R. 2461, H.R. 2839 and H.R. 3371 Wednesday, June 7, 2023 10:00 AM On Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 630 (Rep. Grijalva), “Urban Indian Health Confer Act”; H.R. 1240 (Rep. Feenstra), “Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023”; H.R. 1722 (Rep. Salinas), “Grand Ronde Reservation Act Amendment of 2023”; H.R. 2461 (Rep. Crane), “San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal Homelands Act of 2023”; H.R. 2839 (Rep. Hoyle), To amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3371 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act”. Witnesses and Testimony Panel I: The Hon. Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington D.C. [H.R. 1240, H.R. 1722, H.R. 2461, H.R. 2839, and H.R. 3371] The Hon. Melanie Anne Egorin, Ph.D. Assistant Secretary for Legislation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington D.C. [H.R. 630] Panel II: The Hon. Victoria Kitcheyan Chairwoman Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Winnebago, NE [H.R. 1240] The Hon. Johnny Lehi Jr. President San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe Tuba City, AZ [H.R. 2461] The Hon. Ryman LeBeau Chairman Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Eagle Butte, SD [H.R. 3371] The Hon. Frank Star Comes Out President Oglala Sioux Tribe Pine Ridge, SD [H.R. 3371] The Hon. Alfred “Bud” Lane III Vice-Chairman Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Siletz, OR [H.R. 2839] [Minority Witness] Ms. Francys Crevier CEO National Council of Urban Indian Health Washington, D.C. [H.R. 630] [Minority Witness] The Hon. Michael Langley Tribal Council Secretary Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Grand Ronde, OR [H.R. 1722] [Minority Witness] Committee Notice: https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=413376
House Committee on Natural Resources Examining the President's FY 2024 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior Wednesday, April 19, 2023 10:00 AM Eastern On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the President's FY 2024 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior”. Witnesses and Testimony The Honorable Deb Haaland Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC The Honorable Tommy Beaudreau Deputy Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC Ms. Denise Flanagan Director of Budget U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC Hearing Memo: https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20/hnrchearingmemo041923.pdf Hearing Notice: https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20/hnrchearingnotice041923.pdf Committee Notice: https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=413024
Grijalva, Sen. Sinema Proud to Join Tribes in Calling on President Biden to Designate Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument April 11, 2023 Washington, D.C. – During a virtual press conference held earlier today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) joined members of the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition as they launched an effort to call on President Joe Biden to use his authorities under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to designate the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument. Baaj Nwaavjo means “where tribes roam” for the Havasupai Tribe and I'tah Kukveni means “our footprints” for the Hopi Tribe. The proposed boundaries of the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument include 1,102,501 acres adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park. The National Monument designation would honor the tribes' deep cultural ties to the Grand Canyon and protect the area by permanently banning uranium mining, while also enhancing the cultural, natural, recreational, and scientific resources of the region. The area is also an important watershed for the Colorado River, which provides water to 40 million Americans. The Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition consists of leadership representatives of the Havasupai Tribe, Hopi Tribe, Hualapai Tribe, Kaibab Paiute Tribe, Las Vegas Band of Paiute Tribe, Moapa Band of Paiutes, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, Navajo Nation, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation, Pueblo of Zuni, and the Colorado River Indian Tribes. These tribes maintain important historical, cultural, traditional religious, and spiritual connections to the landscape. Designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument has received widespread support from tribes, environmental groups, hunters and anglers, and others. PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt2Fr6wP8LQ&t=1265s FACT SHEET: https://democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/2023.04.11%20Fact%20Sheet_BNIK%20Grand%20Canyon%20NM.pdf MAP: https://democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Proposed%20Baaj%20Nwaavjo%20I'tah%20Kukveni%20Grand%20Canyon%20NM%20Map_20230410.pdf STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT: https://democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/2023.04.11%20BNIK%20Grand%20Canyon%20NM%20-%20Statments%20of%20Support.pdf NOTE: The Q&A portion of the press conference is not available here. It can found on the video link above.
If you sometimes wonder whether Congress is obtuse, narcissistic, or just stupid, Sen. Joe Manchin is evidence that the answer is: Yes. Plus, these days, the West Virginia corporate Democrat is mad – in both senses of the word. First, he's mad at Representatives Pramila Jayapal, Raul Grijalva, Ro Khanna, and other gutsy progressive members of the US House. They rose up against their own Party leaders this month to kill Manchin's corrupt, backdoor effort to force his massive Mountain Valley Pipeline project down the throats of rural and small-town people in his own state. Local people have repeatedly defeated this foul fossil fuel boondoggle, but their senator kept conniving with industry lobbyists and congressional leaders to revive it, trying to stiff the public will. His latest gambit was to hide the MVP scam in the humongous $850 billion military budget, hoping no one would notice. But Jayapal, Grijalva, and a few other progressive leaders did notice… and they had the chutzpa and the votes to strip it out of the Pentagon bill. This drove the plutocratic senator from being mad (as in angry) to going mad (as in nutty). The defeat of his political scheme, he wailed, was the result of “toxic tribal politics,” adding that “This is why the American people hate politics in in Washington.” Get a grip, Joe! You're the one in Washington sneaking around to help the superrich corporate tribe rig government rules to extract more profit from actual toxic contamination of people, whole communities, and Mother Nature. You, and your corrupt cohorts, are why millions of Americans hate Washington politics. Oh, by the way senator, if you really think toxic gas pipelines are essential for America's energy future– why don't you and your industry funders run some under your neighborhoods for a change?
Drive in with The Morning Ritual weekday mornings on KNST AM790 Luis Pozzolo is running for Congress against Raul Grijalva and he talks about how the ballot trafficking machine has been busted in San Luis and this will take down the Grijalva machine.
KYRSTEN SINEMA SHOULD RESIGN A-Block (1:45) SPECIAL COMMENT: I do not know how or why Senator Sinema of Arizona can still identify as a Democrat after appearing with Mitch McConnell at an event that was for all intents and purposes a Republican Campaign Rally for the mid-terms. Sinema praised McConnell for his "respect for the Senate" even though it was McConnell who made up a rule that denied Merrick Garland even a hearing for the Supreme Court and stole the seat for the Republicans. She blamed everybody BUT the Republicans for politics becoming "radicalized, spiraling steadily downward into bitter and tribal extremism" and never mentioned January 6th. She forecast a Democratic defeat in November. (9:53) I explain my personal relationship with Kyrsten Sinema, first as a friend, then in a brief dating relationship, then again as a friend, spanning nearly eight years, and her deterioration from as liberal and progressive a person as I've ever met to a clown who has fallen for Mitch McConnell's act. She should resign from the Senate - Arizona's governor would be required by law to name a Democratic replacement - and take her deliberate unwillingness to recognize the threat to democracy posed by the Republicans, and utilize it either to challenge Tulsi Gabbard for the role OF Tulsi Gabbard, or go host "Meet The Press." B-Block (19:00) EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY: Edda in The Bahamas (20:13) POSTSCRIPTS TO THE NEWS: The Meadows texts: the "Crown Jewels" of the 1/6 Investigation; Liz Truss has them invoking the 119 days of George Canning; Ken Paxton flees. (22:45) IN SPORTS: The Judge Watch Never Stops; Brett Favre suspended by SiriusXM. (24:35) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Our boy Chuck Todd, the American Senator who doesn't know how to pronounce "9/11," and the Elitist cheering for the defeat of the Elitists without realizing he IS an Elitist, vie for the honors. C-Block (31:00) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: It actually happened: the president of NBC summoned us to his 52nd Floor office to warn us that MSNBC was about to be taken off the air by order of the Chairman of G.E. because HIS MOMMY TOLD HIM TO.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Subcommittee Hearing: NPFPL Legislative Hearing – September 14, 2022 Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Longworth House Office Building 1334 Presiding: The Honorable Joe Neguse, Chair On Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. ET, in Longworth 1334 and via Cisco WebEx online conferencing, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands (NPFPL) will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 8108 (Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-AZ), To protect Native cultural sites located on Federal land, to improve consultation with Indian Tribes, to bring parity to Indian Tribes with regard to Federal public land management laws, and for other purposes. Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Land Act. H.R. 8109 (Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-AZ), To establish the Tribal Cultural Areas System, and for other purposes. Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act. H.R. 8719 (Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-AZ), To establish the Great Bend of the Gila National Conservation Area in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act. Witness List Panel I Rep. Raul Grijalva Arizona, 3rd District Panel II Ms. Janie Simms Hipp General Counsel U.S. Department of Agriculture Accompanied by: Mr. John Crockett Associate Deputy Chief State and Private Forestry USDA Forest Service Mr. Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary For Indian Affairs Department of the Interior Accompanied by: Mr. Raymond Suazo Arizona State Director Bureau of Land Management Governor Stephen Roe Lewis Gila River Indian Community Sacaton, AZ The Honorable Fawn Sharp President National Congress of American Indians Vice- President Quinault Indian Nation Panel III Ms. Tina Marie Osceola Tribal Historic Preservation Office Seminole Tribe of Florida Ms. Stefanie Smallhouse President Arizona Farm Bureau Committee Notice: https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/npfpl-legislative-hearing_september-14-2022
Luis Pozzolo is running against Raul Grijalva and he talks about the debate he had with Grijalva, his talks with Mexican transportation companies about fentanyl trafficking, CA blackouts and more.
Drive in with The Morning Ritual weekday mornings on KNST AM790 Businessman Luis Pozzolo has research showing how he'll beat Raul Grijalva in CD-7 as well as what the people in CD-7 tell him is the most important issues to them. Luis also talks about Facebook censoring Hunter Biden's laptop story, how he'd bring business to southern Arizona and more.
Vuelven a hacer crisis los apagones en el fin de semana. Hasta el Centro Médico sufre la falta del servicio, mientras el Gobernador hace política en la convención vacía del #PNP en Ró Grande. Las voces de #FueraLuma llegan a Washington y Raul Grijalva promete vistas públicas para atender el asunto contrato de privatizadora.
Vuelven a hacer crisis los apagones en el fin de semana. Hasta el Centro Médico sufre la falta del servicio, mientras el Gobernador hace política en la convención vacía del #PNP en Ró Grande. Las voces de #FueraLuma llegan a Washington y Raul Grijalva promete vistas públicas para atender el asunto contrato de privatizadora.
Drive in with The Morning Ritual weekday mornings on KNST AM790 Business owner Luis Pozzolo wants to defeat Raul Grijalva for the CD7 Congressional seat and Luis has spent an incredible amount of time at the border. His videos and pictures of what he has seen are shocking. He talks about it and what he'd do to secure the border when he's in Congress.
Highlights this week. Interviews may be abbreviated. For the date and hour podcast to hear more, see the note 00:00 What happened to my pueblito? Tucsonan gets a note from his friend who visited Tucson for the first time in several years. (July 11, Hour 2) 07:20 Protest at Pima County Jail after 4th inmate death in 2022--why doesn't the media ask about the shortage of guards...who are there to keep the inmates safe? (July 11, Hour 2) 15:50 First Lady Dr. Jill Biden in a speech says Hispanics are "unique like breakfast tacos". Chris takes us in all the time machine to 2016 when Trump was called a racist for linking Hispanics with food. (July 12, Hour 1) 26:38 What are your keys to raising a good kid? An excerpt from Chris's full hour discussion of your online suggestions and calls. (July 12, Hour 3) 37:16 Homeless causing problems for business owners. At a roundtable, a longtime business leader who has supported officials who have ignored the problem tells small business owners they need to get involved. (July 13, Hour 2) 47:16 Chris and Jonathan Hoffman discuss what passes for science between COVID and denial of basic biology. They bring a Dennis Prager article into the discussion "You're a scientist...so what?". (July 13, Hour 2) 57:16 Breaking news: Houston's USFL team has a new name! (July 14, Hour 1) 58:08 Congressman David Schweikert on inflation and its impacts on Arizonans...and welcome to Cooper Schweikert! Excerpt of full interview. (July 14, Hour 3) 1:04:31 Congressman Raul Grijalva pens a guest opinion in the Tucson Sentinel looking for fentanyl test strips and blaming the GOP for policies that the Dems who hold both houses of Congress and the White House have done nothing to fix. (July 14, Hour 2) 1:14:02 The Arizona Daily Star runs a misleading article of COVID panic porn at Reid Park Zoo. (July 14, Hour 2) 1:16:34 Tucson has a space port...actual space ships will be built in Mesa. (July 15, Hour 1) 1:22:00 Food Friday--Dominick's Real Italian....hungry yet? (July 15, Hour 2)
Congressman David Schweikert talks about the impacts of inflation on all of us, the Freedom Caucus, tricks used by Congress to fund pet projects by calling them "inflation adjustments", and oil production...Nord Stream good, US production bad? In an online opinion piece, Raul Grijalva spouts sciency science, calls for fentanyl test strips, and projects prejudice on the GOP. Arizona Daily Star article on a deceased squirrel monkey: misleading COVID panic porn.
Season 2, Episode 10 of A View from the Left Side focuses on the fight to maintain abortion rights in the United States. [This podcast was recorded before the June 24, 2022 Supreme Court decision on abortion.] Senator Nancy Barto brags that Arizona is the #1 "Pro-Life" state in the country. That's because, for years, Arizona Republican politicians have followed the extreme anti-abortion agenda laid out by Cathi Herrod of the Center for Arizona Policy. Barto often sponsors these repressive reproductive rights bills, like the recent 15 week abortion ban.If the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) strikes down the landmark abortion rights case, Roe v Wade, in the coming weeks, Arizona's "Pro-Life" label will come back to haunt many residents as they find their right to body autonomy removed by state law. Arizona Republicans passed the contentious 15 week abortion ban in 2022, but there are many abortion-related laws on the books. Some Territorial Era statutes criminalize doctors and patients for abortion. Controlling reproductive rights and sexuality are popular topics for Republican legislation. Rep. Walt Blackman is running for Congress on a strong anti-abortion platform and has made at least three campaign-style anti-abortion speeches on the Floor of the House this year. If Roe goes down, the women of Arizona should brace themselves for an onslaught of more repressive laws from the Republicans, as long as they control the government. Arizona currently has 61 places in statutes that mention "abortion," but ZERO statutes that limit the reproductive rights of men. That is obviously state-based discrimination against women. Arizona needs a statewide Equal Rights Amendment. Abortion care is NOT a states' rights issue. A person's reproductive rights should not change when they cross state lines. The government has no right to meddle in a person's medical, financial and family planning decisions. Will people move out of repressive states like Arizona, Texas, Mississippi and Florida -- or just not move in? Arizona touts sunshine and low taxes, but it also soon will have forced pregnancy and no water.The US Senate should dump the filibuster and protect reproductive rights (and voting rights). The filibuster is a roadblock to progress. It's time for systemic change to save our country. Bans Off Our Bodies Rallies NationwideIn May and June, there were rallies and marches around the country to protest this ideological strike against women's rights and body autonomy by a Supreme Court packed with appointees from a discredited President.The second half of the podcast includes two of the speeches from the Tucson Bans Off Our Bodies rally on May 14, 2022 -- one by Congressman Raul Grijalva and the second one by State Senator Stephanie Stahl Hamilton. Grijalva calls out Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema for clinging to the filibuster and for ignoring reproductive rights and voting rights. Rev. Stephanie's speech will bring tears to your eyes. The age, gender, ethnic and racial diversity of the Tucson crowd shows the diversity of the abortion rights issue. An estimated 1000 people showed up for the Tucson rally. Time StampsSeason 2, Episode 10 Introduction | 0:42PPH Commentary: Abortion Care Severely Limited in Arizona if SCOTUS Strikes Down Roe v Wade June 8, 2022 | 1:26 Bans Off Our Bodies Rally at Armory Park in Tucson May 14 2022 | 6:16 Congressman Raul Grijalva's remarks at Bans Off Our Bodies Rally | 7:16 Grijalva calls out Senator Kyrsten Sinema for her support of the filibuster | 8:56 State Senator Stephanie Stahl Hamilton's remarks at Bans Off Our Bodies Rally | 11:46 Rev. Stephanie says Nothing good can come from government-mandated pregnancies! | 13:22
Southern Arizona's Representative in the House talks about the crisis' affecting our country including immigration and cultural bias.
Drive in with The Morning Ritual weekday mornings on KNST AM790 Rodney Glassman used to be a progressive, liberal Democrat and worked for Raul Grijalva. Now Rodney says he is a Republican. Garret asked him about his past and how he'd handle current issues.
CO Gov Jared Polis signs cannabis bills | Trumpworld darling Tina Peters leading her GOP primary | NV Sen Catherine Cortez-Masto calls on Senate to protect abortion rights | Colorado Democrats seek first in the nation presidential primary | Biden Administration feeling the pressure on charter schools | Montana child care workers rally in Missoula | AZ and NM Democrats want to reform federal mining laws https://heartlandpod.com/Twitter: @TheHeartlandPODChange The Conversation
CO Gov Jared Polis signs cannabis bills | Trumpworld darling Tina Peters leading her GOP primary | NV Sen Catherine Cortez-Masto calls on Senate to protect abortion rights | Colorado Democrats seek first in the nation presidential primary | Biden Administration feeling the pressure on charter schools | Montana child care workers rally in Missoula | AZ and NM Democrats want to reform federal mining laws https://heartlandpod.com/Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD"Change The Conversation"
This podcast is a collection of speeches from the January 6, 2022 Vigil for Democracy in Tucson, Arizona. The event was a solemn commemoration of the January 6, 2021 insurrectionist attack on the US Capitol. Several current and former Arizona Legislators and two Arizona Congressman were highly involved in the Stop the Steal movement to disrupt the certification of the 2020 elections. Arizona is Ground Zero for voter suppression. Many of the elected officials who were involved in Stop the Steal and in the failed audit of the Maricopa County ballots are still in office. Watch out for more voter suppression bills in the coming session of the Arizona Legislature. On January 6, 2022, President Joe Biden said our democracy is still in peril. He's right. In Arizona, we must be particularly vigilant. | Rep. PPH Introduces the Vigil for Democracy Speakers 0:50 | Moderator Jenise Porter Intruduces Mayor Regina Romero 2:30 | Mayor Romero Introduces Congressman Raul Grijalva 10:27 | Jenise Porter urges calling Senators 17:36 | Billy Kovacs on Behalf of Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick 18:38 | Watch Out for More Voter Suppression from the Radical Right in the Legislature 25:27 | Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley, Arizona House 26:03 | [Correction: Savannah Guthrie] 26:16 | Rep. Andres Cano, Arizona House 31:09 | Steve Valencia, Jobs with Justice 33:31 | Sylvia Gonzalez Andersh, USAF Retired and Common Defense 36:50 | Buzz Davis, Retired Army and Veterans for Peace 43:32
Zach talks with Luiz Pozzolo about his run as a Republican for Congress in CD3, hoping to face off against Raul Grijalva in the general next year. Immigration reform is discussed. Zach follows-up with a discussion on how the data points to Arizonans' support of a pathway for citizenship for DREAMers; Zach shares three texts from Jan 6 the Select Committee has uncovered that point to a larger problem in American life.
This week, Off-Kilter’s bringing you a conversation Rebecca moderated at The Century Foundation earlier this week, on the historic opportunity to make long overdue improvements to Supplemental Security Income as part of #BuildBackBetter—featuring Sen Sherrod Brown, Rep. Raul Grijalva, and Rep. Jamaal Bowman, as well as a panel of disability and seniors’ advocates. Guests: Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH); Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-NY); Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-CA); Nancy Altman, president, Social Security Works; Matthew Cortland, chronically ill, disabled lawyer and senior fellow, Data for Progress; Kristen Dama, managing attorney for SSI, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia; Tracey Gronniger, directing attorney, economic security, Justice in Aging; Mia Ives-Rublee, director, Center for American Progress Disability Justice Initiative; and Kathleen Romig, senior policy analyst, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Show notes: Event video: https://tcf.org/content/event/strengthening-ssi-must-part-building-back-better/ Polling: bit.ly/SSIpolling Follow #DemolishDisabledPoverty More on SSI: https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/550027-the-safety-net-program-congress-forgot?rl=1
Conflicts over lands and mining are not unusual to our region. Today on the news, we hear from our partners at KJZZ’s Tribal Natural Resources Desk in Arizona. There, Oak Flat in the Tonto National Forest has become a centerpiece of conflict between Native American tribes who want to preserve their sacred land, and the mining companies who say they want to generate revenue and create jobs. Congressman Raul Grijalva has introduced legislation to ban mining at Oak Flat, but its success is uncertain. We hear from a Washington Post reporter who recently wrote about these issues, focusing on just how unique and important the sacred land is to the Apache Tribe and others. Show Notes: Photo: Oak Flat/Center for Biological Diversity The Washington Post: This land is sacred to the Apache, and they are fighting to save it https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/04/12/oak-flat-apache-sacred-land/
On Thursday, April 15, Rep. Betty McCollum introduced H.R. 2590 a groundbreaking Palestinian rights bill. Which aims to prohibit Israeli authorities from using U.S. funds to imprison Palestinian children, destroy Palestinian homes or steal Palestinian land. The bill is sponsored by 70+ organizations, including Justice Democrats, Movement for Black Lives, Working Families Party, Presbyterian Church USA and Jews for Racial & Economic Justice. The 13 co-sponsors of the bill include Rep. Bobby Rush, Rep. Danny Davis, Rep. Andre Carson, Rep. Marie Newman, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Mark Pocan, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Raul Grijalva, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Cori Bush, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, and Rep. Chuy Garcia. Host Omar Baddar speaks with Beth Miller, government relations manager at Jewish Voice for Peace - Action, and Brad Parker, senior adviser for policy and advocacy at Defense for Children International - Palestine. They discuss the significance of this bill and the growing power of Palestinian Grassroot movements in Congress.
Zach talks about Tucson's roads and transportation budget, and policy/funding decisions to make. Then, Representative Raul Grijalva calls in to talk about COVID relief, Biden's first 100 days, and support for border businesses.
A progressive Congressman’s plan to govern from the inside. Which party is better for the economy? And Bill Press with the backstory on Trump’s dangerous mental state. Congressman Raul Grijalva outlines a plan to carry through a progressive agenda in a Biden presidency. Small business expert Jere Glover proves that Democrats are better for the economy. And Bill Press with Dr. Mary Trump on why she calls her uncle the world’s most dangerous man. Raul Grijalva Looking ahead to Democratic wins up and down the ballot, Congressman Raul Grijalva looks forward to a powerful opening for progressives to advocate their agenda from the inside, and not just rally on the outside. Jere Glover Jere Glover has been collecting data for decades comparing national economic performance under Democratic and Republican administrations. He says that unlike our current president, the numbers do not lie. Democrats run the economy better. Mary Trump Why the man called the most powerful person in the free world is also one of our greatest threats. Bill Press interviews Dr. Mary Trump, author of Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man. If you'd like to hear the entire interview, visit BillPressPods.com. Jim Hightower To find some gems to vote for, go down-ballot
Desde la Redacción Digital, Katiria Soto informa los números más recientes de COVID19 en Puerto Rico, el Secretario de Salud avisa de la posibilidad de nuevas restricciones tras repunte de casos, una joven de 20 años desapareció el pasado Jueves, testigos informan que la vieron ser montada en un carro a la fuerza, si tiene información sobre el paradero de esta joven puede llamar de manera confidencial al 787 343 2020, el congresista Raul Grijalva hará una vista sobre el estatus de Puerto Rico y ha invitado a Pedro Pierluisi, Charlie Delgado, Juan Dalmau y Alexandra Lúgaro, sobre la mesa la designación de Osvaldo Soto en la Legislatura, y en el Tiempo día caluroso nos espera.Suscríbete gratis, donde sea que escuchas tus podcasts, deja un review y síguenos en las redes sociales como @wapatv y @noticentroporwapa
Zach talks with Republican candidate for Congressional District 3, Daniel Wood, about his presumptive general election faceoff with longtime sitting representative Raul Grijalva, and what he's hearing from the District. Then, Jason Robinson and Brian Fenn from MassMutual talk about the challenges facing the financial planning industry and what they're doing about it!
What can you do to advocate for environmental justice for all, fight for underrepresented voices and protect our frontline communities? What inspires you to protect public lands? How can we find healing through these turbulent times? On this episode of the Caroline Gleich show, U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva dives deeper into these questions and finds solutions on how we can transition towards a sustainable future. Congressman Raul Grijalva is a Democrat serving Arizona's 3rd District. He began his career in public service four decades ago as a community organizer in Tucson. Throughout his career, he's always fought for underrepresented voices. In 2018, Rep. Grijalva became the Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee and I had a chance to meet him in February 2020 when I was invited to testify in support of his bill, The American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solutions Act (HR 5435). Testifying was strangely intense and scary experience, but whenever I got scared, I felt comforted by his presence. I feel better about our country knowing there are people like him advocating for livable wages for American workers, immigration reform and land protections to safeguard our nation's natural treasures for the next generation. On the show today, we discuss the story behind the American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act, how public lands can be a part of the climate solution, and the intersectionality of climate, environment, and racial/social justice. He shares what inspired him to protect public lands and gives us tips on how we can make our environmental activism intersectional and inclusive to build resilience coalitions to advocate for public lands and to unite against climate change. Thank you to Protect Our Winters Action Fund for supporting this as a part of their Virtual Lobby Camp and Fat Tire. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caroline-gleich/message
On the first Saturday of 2020, local groups gathered at De Anza Park to rally against war, especially any escalation…
Jon Sparks was viciously attacked just because he was wearing a MAGA hat and carried a sign that said "Vote Republican." Daniel Brito attacked Sparks and Brito was a Congressional aide for Raul Grijalva, is now a TV correspondent for RT America (a commie TV network funded by Putin), yet somehow claimed he was indigent and was given a Grijlava buddy as a public defender. A caller that followed the case had incredible insight that you need to hear.
Angel Dad Steve Ronnebeck talks about his run for congress in CD 3 against Raul Grijalva and tells us who is supporting him!
Jonathan Sparks is the young man that was attacked by a former Raul Grijalva aide for wearing a MAGA hat. He was attacked from his behind, had his ankle broken and was being beaten before a group of people pulled off the form Grijalva aide. Prosecutors just told Sparks they are trying to make the case go away by cutting a deal.
Steve is an Angel Dad, his son, Grant, was murdered by an illegal alien in 2015. Grant was shot to death while working at a Quik Trip in Mesa. Steve is running against Raul Grijalva and talks about what he'll do in Congress, his relationship with President Trump and what he'll do to beat Grijalva.
Congressman Raul Grijalva (CD3) talks with Zach about Senate Bill 47, conservation legislation signed by President Trump in March. Designating our Santa Cruz Valley as a National Heritage Area, preserving the region's heritage while opening the door for heritage-based economic development and geo-tourism.
Jonathan talked about how he was attacked for wearing a MAGA hat while walking on 4th Ave...by a 42 year old man that was a legislative aide to Raul Grijalva.
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Hannah Dickinson, an associate professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and an organizer with the Geneva Women’s Assembly, and Loud & Clear producer Nicole Roussell join the show.Today’s regular segment that airs every Tuesday is called Women & Society with Dr. Hannah Dickinson. This weekly segment is about the major issues, challenges, and struggles facing women in all aspects of society, and today focuses on the the state of the union for women, including health care, immigration, abortion access, and more. Tuesday’s weekly series is False Profits—A Weekly Look at Wall Street and Corporate Capitalism with Daniel Sankey. Financial policy analyst Daniel Sankey joins the show. President Trump this evening will deliver his second State of the Union address. The president is expected to focus on immigration and on his demands for a border wall and his threats to declare a national emergency to build the border wall, as well as the opioid crisis, the economy, and sentencing reform. Will the American people see the so-called presidential Donald Trump of last year’s State of the Union? Or will we see the angry Donald Trump of Twitter? Brian and John speak with Ted Rall, an award-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist. You can check out his work at www.rall.com. The US envoy to the Korean peace talks Stephen Biegun will meet with high-level officials in North Korea tomorrow as preparations for the second Kim-Trump summit go down to the wire. There is also anticipation that crucial new details about the summit will be announced by President Trump during tonight’s state of the union address. Hyun Lee, a member of the Solidarity Committee for Democracy and Peace in Korea and writer for Zoominkorea.org, joins the show. Senior Afghan officials, including former president Hamid Karzai, met with Taliban representatives in Moscow today weeks after the insurgents met with US representatives to discuss an end to the war. Again, however, no Afghan government officials were present. And President Ashraf Ghani strongly criticized the talks as undermining his government. Dr. Marvin Weinbaum, the Scholar-in-Residence and director of the Middle East Institute’s Center for Pakistan and Afghanistan Studies, joins Brian and John. President Trump announced on Twitter yesterday that he will nominate acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to formally take over the job from former Secretary Ryan Zinke, who resigned two months ago under an ethics cloud. Bernhardt is a former oil and agriculture industry lobbyist, who Congressman Raul Grijalva, the chairman of the House Interior Committee, described as “everything that’s wrong with this administration.” Fred Magdoff, professor emeritus of plant and soil science at the University of Vermont and the co-author of “What Every Environmentalist Needs to Know About Capitalism” and “Creating an Ecological Society: Toward a Revolutionary Transformation” from Monthly Review Press, joins the show.A regular Tuesday segment deals with the ongoing militarization of space. As the US continues to withdraw from international arms treaties, will the weaponization and militarization of space bring the world closer to catastrophe? Brian and John speak with Prof. Karl Grossman, a full professor of journalism at the State University of New York, College at Old Westbury, the author of six books, and the host of a nationally-aired television program focused on environmental, energy, and space issues.
Art talks about Pres Trump declaring an emergency to have the military build the border wall, what it was like having a press conference with Pres Trump, reacting to the Democrats saying this is a manufactured crisis and Raul Grijalva being clueless.
In Episode 11 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the effects of the 2018 midterm elections. She notes that Democrats who have reclaimed the House of Representatives want to pursue anti-gun legislation, but won't have it advance past their chamber. It'll die in the U.S. Senate. She notes that the new incoming Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) boasts an abysmal record on sportsmen's issues and has backing from extreme animal rights groups. She notes that NC passing the right to hunt and fish amendment is a win for conservation and that state Democrats worked actively against it. LINKS: Democrats want to push more aggressive gun control : https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-plan-to-pursue-most-aggressive-gun-control-legislation-in-decades-1541791440 Raul Grijalva to lead House Natural Resources if Democrats retake the House https://www.outsideonline.com/2357951/what-democrats-raul-grijalva-plan-do-about-zinke NC Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment https://www.themaven.net/theresurgent/contributors/north-carolina-adds-right-to-hunt-and-fish-amendment-to-state-constitution-YtXcTctu8069XrKMCf36Gw/
Pima County Sups. vote for bond for road repair, Raul Grijalva wants to abolish ICE and more examples of T.E.D.S.
On his thoughts on cannabis, US Congressman Raul Grijalva joins us. Representative Grijalva shares his point of view on serving our veterans after they've served for us, "Professors doing evidence based, fact based, science based studies on the application of cannabis to veterans in terms of dealing with the stresses and mental issues that they brought back with them from Afghanistan and Iraq, therapeutic application, the veterans want it. Even establish veterans organizations that have been around for 100 years want it. And you had the legislature threaten to take away funding from the University of Arizona if they didn't stop the study and didn't get rid of the professor. Professor left, continued the study somewhere else."
We’re joined by United States Congressman Raul Grijalva (AZ-03) and Dr. Sacoby Wilson, from the University of Maryland School of Public Health, to share some inspiring real-talk on environmental justice, education, and the critical role of science in protecting our health, communities, and planet. For years, Congressman Grijalva has been fighting for justice, equity, and […] The post S1 Ep 9: Numbers Count! w/ Rep. Raul Grijalva & Dr. Sacoby Wilson appeared first on Hip Hop Caucus.
Teachers across Arizona walked-out of their classrooms late last week to protest low pay and ask the legislature to bring per-pupil funding up to 2008 levels before the recession. Now they are at the Capitol as Legislators work on the budget bills. Hear what teachers Landon Benson, Rashid Hollins, Amy Jansen, Victoria Smith, and Zoe Hyde say drew them to the #RedForEd rallies, and listen to what American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, Congressman Raul Grijalva, and Arizona AFL-CIO Executive Director Fred Yamashita had to say about it.
Garret talks Matt Lauer, Raul Grijalva and the real Pocahontas.
The Right is reforming. The Raul Grijalva scandal. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Well Raul Grijalva apparently had an issue that went away with money from the tax payers. Garret discusses the situation a bit...listen.
Raul Grijalva paid a staffer "Severence". She left because he was frequently drunk and created a hostile work enviroment. Hear more now...
Another exciting week! Talked about Chief Magnus, Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse slamming the HC legislation and not reading it, RAUL GRIJALVA! Got arrested and we have his commentary on that. Enjoy your weekend. See you monday!
https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1.OTG-AUG4-2017.small_.mp3 For this hour, we hear from members of Congress including Rep. Raul Grijalva, Democrat of of Arizona; Tulsi Gabbard, Democrat of Hawaii; Rep. Keith Ellison, Democrat of Minnesota and Pramila Jayapal, Democrat of Washington, as well as social justice activists. They are all speaking on progressive legislation being introduced in Congress at the Summer for Progress rally held on Capitol Hill July 25, 2017.
'Love Me, Im a Liberal' by Phil Ochs, Liberals, Green Party, Mansplaining, Jill Stein, Raul Grijalva, Private Detention Centers, Our Revolution, Recession, “Hero (Feel the Bern)" by Joey Pettrone
On August 6th, 1965, President Johnson signed the voting rights act. Here in Tucson, Congressman Raul Grijalva convened an event…
On August 6th, 1965, President Johnson signed the voting rights act. Here in Tucson, Congressman Raul Grijalva convened an event…
In February, the House passed a package of ten bills that give away or sell Federal land, most of them so that private interests can use our land for profit. To contribute to Congressional Dish, please use the PayPal link below. Thank you. HR 2954: Public Access & Lands Improvement Act The Congressional Budget Office analysis of HR 2954 RAUL GRIJALVA (AZ):" Let's be clear: we are talking here about Federal property, that is, property owned by all Americans. The land in question in Escambia County, Florida; Anchorage, Alaska; Fernley, Nevada; Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; Yellowstone and Grand Teton and the land on which Federal grazing occurs, the land impacted by this package is Federal land, owned by each and every American taxpayer. In the case of these land transfers, the Federal Government gave the land, gave it to a local community as a means of Federal support, and the only requirement, in most cases, was that the land always be used for public purposes. As long as it is a park or a school or a fire station, it is yours, for free. What these bills do is end those public purpose requirements. The communities want to use these lands for private profit. They want to close them to the public, in many cases. This is not a land grab by Uncle Sam. This is not some silly scheme by the Feds to harm local communities and to use their power to hold down the tax-payers and keep the public out. This is a community asking to make money off land that was owned by all Americans, and it is the job of Congress to decide if that is a good idea or not. TITLE I: Florida land transfer Allows Escambia County, FL to give away it's title, right, and/or interest in Santa Rosa Island "to any person or entity", without restrictions. Escambia County has 2 years to transfer its rights, title, and interest in its property that falls within Santa Rosa Country to Santa Rosa County. The transfer is final and "shall terminate" "any regulation of Santa Rosa County by Escambia County" RAUL GRIJALVA (AZ): "This is public land, not land to give away and, as stated before, over and over again, be dredged and used for a harbor for potential windfall profit." The concern raised by Raul Grijalva is over the possible dredging of Navarre Pass. A pass was dredged for boats in 1965 but was almost immediately destroyed by Hurricane Betsy. In 1968, a permit to re-dredge the pass was denied. The fighting over this has continued ever since. From what I can gather, Santa Rosa county wants to dredge the pass again but Escambia County does not. Both counties currently get a vote on this issue. Terminating any regulation of Santa Rosa County by Escambia County could potentially take Escambia's vote away and allow the pass to be dredged. TITLE II: Transfer of Federal land rights to the City of Anchorage Section 203: Secretary of the Interior will give all rights to land it currently leases to the City of Anchorage "to enable economic development" of that land. City of Anchorage will pay all costs. TITLE III: Sale of Federal land to Fernley, Nevada Introduced by Mark Amodei (NV-2) Section 302: Forces the Secretary of Interior to process a sale of 9,407 acres of Federal land to the City of Fernley in Nevada. Secretary of Interior will determine the "fair market price" CBO estimate's that to be $3,500 per acre = almost $33 million worth of land The map of the land will be available for public inspection, but it doesn't say it has to be available before the sale is completed. The land transfer will not be considered a "major Federal action", which exempts it from evaluation under the National Environmental Policy Act Section 303: Releases the Federal government from any liability from "the presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum product of any kind), solid waste, mine materials… on the Federal land in existence on or before the date of conveyance." Section 304: Appears to exempt the land from public land, mineral leasing, mining, and geothermal leasing laws. *confusing - not sure* "Current uses of these lands include grazing, mining, a public airport lease, and a geothermal lease... The Federal government owns both the surface and mineral estate in much of the parcels and the value of the mineral estate may be substantial." "The city has said possible uses could include parks, an airport, hospital, convention center and other businesses." TITLE IV: Prevents Federal land purchases Introduced by Rob Bishop of Utah RAUL GRIJALVA (AZ): "Let's put one other misleading claim to rest. While Republicans claim the Federal Government owns too much land, the historic trend has been one of divestiture and fragmentation. As recently as the late 1860s, the Fed-eral Government owned 1.8 billion of the 2.3 billion acres in the contiguous United States. Grants to States, home-steaders, land-grant colleges, railroads and others settling in the Alaska and the West have reduced Federal land ownership by roughly 640 million acres to date."* Section 401: No land can be purchased, donated, or transferred to the Federal government until a database of land-for-sale is created and made "easily accessible to the public" Section 401: No land can be purchased, donated, or transferred to the Federal government until a database of land-for-sale is created and made "easily accessible to the public." TITLE V: Bush Administration Rules for Cape Hatteras National Seashore Introduced by Rep. Walter Jones of North Carolina Section 502: Management of Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area will be managed according to a Bush Administration era environmental assessment, issued June 13, 2007. In October 2007, a lawsuit was filed against the Bush Administration rules by Defenders of Wildlife an the National Audubon Society, claiming that they Bush Administration rules didn't restrict off-road vehicles enough to protect the animals and land - including land nesting birds, whose populations were declining - and sea turtles. A "consent decree" - basically a settlement- was agreed to in April of 2008. This consent decree is what is currently governing the seashore. After the consent decree was agreed to, the National Park Service created the rules - which included a public comment period - and their final rule went into effect on February 15, 2013. This bill nullifies the consent decree, prevents enforcement of the final rule, and puts the Bush Administration rules back in charge. The Secretary of Interior can not restrict pedestrian or motorize vehicle traffic in order to protect animals beyond the restrictions enacted by the Bush Administration. Protections for endangered species at Cape Hatteras can not be greater than the restrictions placed for that species at any other National Seashore. Section 504: Prohibits enforcement of a final rule regulating off-road vehicles at the seashore that went into effect on February 15, 2012. TITLE VI: Green Mountain Lookout Can't be Moved [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="412"] The Green Mountain Lookout in 2010[/caption] March 2012: A federal court ordered the Forest Service to remove a lookout structure from Green Mountain wilderness area. The lookout was constructed in 1933 and had been rehabilitated in 2009. Susan DELBENE (WA) "Green Mountain Lookout, located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness, was built in 1933 as a Civilian Conservation Corps project to detect fires and spot enemy aircraft during World War II. The look-out is an important, historic and unique part of the Pacific Northwest. It is a popular destination for hikers, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Unfortunately, severe weather caused the Green Mountain Lookout to fall into disrepair in 2001, and the U.S. Forest Service began taking steps to preserve the historic…structure for future generations. How-ever, an out-of-State group filed a law-suit against the Forest Service for using machinery to conduct these repairs, and a U.S. District Court ordered the Forest Service to remove the look-out. My bill would allow critical and routine maintenance while keeping this iconic structure where it is meant to be—in its original home. Local governments in the area, my constituents, as well as a number of environmental and historic preservation groups support my bill to keep the Green Mountain Lookout where it is. The Natural Re-sources Committee agrees. They passed this bill unanimously last year, and why wouldn't they? This bill is common sense. It saves us money because it would actually cost more to remove the lookout than to keep it where it is. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that, if this bill had been brought up on its own, by its own merits, it would have passed with overwhelming bipartisan support. Unfortunately, that is not what is happening here today. Instead, this bill has gotten wrapped up in a series of very controversial and divisive bills" Section 603: Green Mountain Lookout can't be moved except for safety reasons. TITLE VII: River Paddling in Yellowstone & Grand Teton Introduced by Rep. Cynthia Loomis (WY) Prohibits the enforcement of two regulations that all rivers to be closed to hand paddlers in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Would take effect 3 years after the bill becomes law. Existing regulations prohibit boating on rivers and on five of Yellowstone's 168 lakes and a 1,000 foot section of the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park. The ban was put in place sixty years ago to prevent overfishing. TITLE VIII: Longer permits and no environmental studies for grazing Introduced by Rep. Raul Labrador (ID) Section 802: Increases the term for new permits on Federal land from 10 to 20 years. Anyone who sues to stop grazing and lose in court will pay the legal fees and other expenses of the winner, unless the court rules otherwise. Section 803: An expired or transferred permit will remain in effect, under the original terms, until the government finishes processing a new permit or lease, which will be valid for twenty years. "The renewal, resistance, or transfer of a grazing permit or lease by the Secretary concerned shall be categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement". Crossing and trail authorizations for livestock will be exempt from environmental regulations. Temporary crossing or trailing authorizations "shall not be subject to protest or appeal" TITLE IX: Sell Dead Wood from the Rim Fire Introduced by Rep. Tom McClintock (CA) TOM MCCLINTOCK (CA): The fire also left behind hundreds of millions of board feet of dead timber that is on Federal land that could be sold to raise millions of dollars, money that could then be used to replant and reforest our devastated lands. In addition, processing that timber would help to revive the economy of a stricken region. Section 902: Secretary of Agriculture "shall conduct a timber salvage and restoration pilot program. Automatically deemed to comply with NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, and three other forest management laws. Is not subject to "judicial review by any court of the United States." Specifically prohibits a temporary restraining order. The pilot program will be conducted according to an proposed alternative in a draft environmental impact statement. The "proposed alternative", which would govern the pilot program, has no details: "In addition to the Proposed Action, the EIS will evaluate the required No Action alternative and will likely consider other alternatives identified through the inderdisciplinary process and public participation." Sierra Pacific is already collecting fallen trees on private land A fascinating article in the Modesto Bee is in favor of opening some additional land to logging but is pissed at Tom McClintock for going so far and not trying to find a sensible compromise: "McClintock has called for immediate salvage logging of 1 billion board feet of timber. To understand the magnitude of what McClintock envisions, a billion board feet is equal to all the timber logged in California in a year. Much of it is in steep, remote areas. To get to it, loggers would need to cut roads and scale steep mountains, causing yet more erosion on slopes with no ability to stop runoff. The damage – environmental and to whatever is below – could be enormous. McClintock believes that such a massive operation should be exempt from federal environmental laws, public comment and court review. That is nonsensical. There is no scientific basis for the scale of removal that McClintock advocates. Besides, the logging industry doesn’t have enough trucks, crews, equipment and processing capacity for it. For instance, there are only 11 logging crews and 165 trucks working in the area of the Sierra hit by the fire, and they will be busy through the summer simply removing the timber from private lands. And even if more crews and trucks could be brought into the area, the mills would have no place to store that much timber. The congressman from Elk Grove ought to drop his ill-conceived idea and concentrate on helping the timber companies acquire the areas they target." Tom McClintock statement on Rim Fire timber TITLE X: Chesapeake Bay Orders a report on past and future restoration funding levels for activities over $100,000. Develop a restoration plan that will be updated every two years .Create an independent evaluator for the restoration programs. TITLE XI: Issues a patent for 80 acres of Alaska land for surface rights United States keeps all mineral rights. Additional Information The government recently seized the cows of Cliven Bundy, a rancher in Nevada who has refused to pay his grazing permitting fees for over 20 years, which lead to armed standoff between Federal agents and 100 man hillbilly militia. This started in 1993 when the Federal government revoked Bundy's permit for grazing on 600,000 acres of federal land for lack of payment. In 1998, a Las Vegas federal judge ordered Bundy to remove his cows from our land. He has refused. Since then, Bundy has racked up a bill of over $1 million in unpaid fees and has refused to move his cows onto his own land. Bundy says he doesn't have to pay because he no longer has a contract with the Federal government, as it was revoked in 1993. Bundy also says that the land in dispute belongs to Nevada, not the Federal government. The Bureau of Land Management removed his cows from the Federal land - impounding them instead of putting them on Bundy's undisputed land - and Bundy and his hillbilly supported showed up pissed off with guns. The BLM last week backed down. Music Presented in This Episode Intro and Exit music: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio) This Land is Your Land by Walter Wolfmann Washington and the Roadmasters (found on Music Alley by mevio) In Kansas City? Want to Dance? Check out Best of All Dance, owned by a Congressional Dish supporter! 816-436-5299
This week the House of Representatives passed a government funding bill that allegedly "defunds ObamaCare" but... not really. They also tried to cut food stamps, push nuclear power, exempt mining from environmental regulations, and more... Links to Information in This Episode Intro and Exit Music: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio) Music: And the Good News Is by Sean Patrick McGraw (found on Music Alley by mevio) Music: I See Trouble Comin' by Scott DeCarlo (found on Music Alley by mevio) Bills Discussed in this Episode Continuing Resolution (H.J. Res. 59) for 2014, the bill that funds the government until December 15, 2013 and supposedly "defunds ObamaCare". H.R. 3102: "Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act", the bill the cuts food stamps by $40 billion. H.R. 1410: "Keep the Promise Act", the bill that stops construction of a casino near the Arizona Cardinals' football stadium. S. 793: "Organization of American States Revitalization and Reform Act", the bill that promotes the OAS as the main diplomatic group in Latin America and prevents the U.S. from funding over 50% of the OAS. H.R. 761: "National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act", the bill that changes the definition of "infrastructure" to include mining projects and exempts them from environmental regulations. Congressional Dish episodes that detailed the Continuing Resolution for 2013, the provisions of which are extended in the Continuing Resolution for 2014: CD019: Continuing Resolution, Part 1 CD020: Continuing Resolution, Part 2 CD021: Trailblazer vs. Thinthread (the first half) "Wonkbook: Shutting down the government won’t stop Obamacare. It might even help it." by Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas, September 20, 2013, Washington Post blog "New resources available to help consumers navigate the Health Insurance Marketplace", U.S. Department of Health & Human Services press release, August 15, 2013. Indian Tribes Get Obama Casino Support That Bush Blocked by Julie Bykowicz, Bloomberg, September 17, 2013. Trent Franks' (author of H.R. 1410, the casino bill) #10 largest contributor in the last election was Akin Gump, the lobbying firm that represented the wealthy Gila River Indian Community - current casino owners- in lawsuits attempting to shut down the new casino. The Council on Foreign Relations background information page on the Organization of American States. Buy the Shock Doctrine & support Congressional Dish CD003: The Free Market vs. US Representatives Quoted in This Episode Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona
Immigration ruling an opportunity for Democrats. Jeffersonians and Hamiltonians still arguing. And things are worse than they look. Raul Grijalva Mitt Romney says Arizona’s discredited immigration restrictions was model legislation. But now that the Supreme Court thinks otherwise, what is Romney’s backup plan? Nothing, says Congressman Raul Grijalva. He says the Supreme Court decision gives Democrats an opportunity to force Republicans into truly bipartisan moves to reform federal immigration policy. http://grijalva.house.gov/ Michael Lind Historian Michael Lind goes back into American history and explains how Americans contradict themselves. The political fault line is not really liberal versus conservative but Jeffersonian versus Hamiltonian. He says Americans are Jeffersonian in belief but Hamiltonian in practice. http://newamerica.net/user/91 Norm Ornstein Bill Press talks with political scientist Norm Ornstein about the historic level of vitriol and lying – mostly by Republicans – that is now paralyzing national problem-solving. http://www.billpressshow.com/ http://www.aei.org/scholar/norman-j-ornstein/
Nicole speaks with Congressman Raul Grijalva (eventually), and her BFF, the awesome Lt. Dan Choi.
Nicole speaks with Congressman Raul Grijalva about the latest debt ceiling deal. Pundit Cliff Schecter and The Nation's Ari Berman also weigh in
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Nicole guest-hosted the Randi Rhodes Show today. Her guests included Congressman Raul Grijalva talking about The Peoples Budget, Dave Johnson of the Campaign for America's Future on this week's town hall meetings, and Cliff Schecter on gun control victories.
Nicole guest hosted the Randi Rhodes Show, and talked more about the plight of the 99ers - guests included Congressman Raul Grijalva, Gotta Laff of The Political Carnival, and comedian John Fugelsang
Nicole speaks with Truthout's Jason Leopold about wikileaks, Congressman Raul Grijalva regarding his campaign for re-election, and Crooks & Liars' Nicole Belle for our weekly "Fools on the Hill" segment. News from TRNS' Victoria Jones.
Nicole speaks with Congressman Raul Grijalva
It's a busy Wednesday night on the show. We started with Congressman Raul Grijalva talking abt SB1070 which was gutted by a district court judge today. Followed up with a groups still boycotting the AZ Diamondbacks and urging MLB to move the 2011 All Stars Game from AZ. Jeanne Devon from The Mudflats spoke about Sarah Palin a year after she quit being Governor of Alaska. Brent Budowsky sounded off against the Democrats in power, and Jason Leopold of Truthout spoke about the war supplemental bill.
Nicole Sandler fills in for Randi Rhodes... guests include Greg Sargent of the Washington Post, Jon Maddux-CEO of YouWalkAway.com, musician/environmentalist Chuck Leavell, and Congressman Raul Grijalva
Another Tax Day is upon us, in the middle of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and our country is still in trouble. Many are still out of work. Times are tough. People are hurting.We don't have hundreds of billions of dollars to waste, but we are wasting them anyway--on the Afghanistan war.How has the Afghanistan war affected you? What would you want to fix if we could spend those funds here at home, instead of wasting them on a war that's not making us safer?Tell us your story. Send us a picture or write your story below. We'll pick one community and feature it in a future video to show the world how much better off we'd be if we ended this costly, brutal war.
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) who serves as co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus, spoke with Nicole Sandler about what the Progressive Caucus will try to get put back into the Health Care legislation during conference...
Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus speaks with Nicole Sandler about the Affordable Health Care for America Act vote
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